The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17
4 TOUR THROUGH EUROPA
AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL
METHODS OF BUSINESS.
Wsrllke Signs In France and Ger
many Noticeable on Every
Hand.
EMIGRATION TIE SOLUTION OF
TIE IRISH QUESTION.
Interesting and Instructive Inter
81 view With Mr.. John y. Toof,
Lately Returned.

An APPEAL reporter yesterday en-
countered Mr.. John 8. Toof, lately re-
turned from Europe, In his counting
room on Front street. Despite every
indication Of urgent business, the
gentleman meekly submitted to the
inevitable and entertained the reporter
richly for an hour or 80 with talks OF
his experiences and observations in
the Old World. "You have returned
from Q trip to Europe, how did you
enjoy it'" was the frst question.
"The trip was very enjoyable one
in every respect, our party having es-
capped even the ordinary inconven.
fence OF sea sickness, and have re-
turned with health very much i'm
proved"
show far did your travels extendf'
1--WE landed at Queenstown, visited
Ireland, crossed the Irish sea into
England at Hollyhead, thence to LON
don. After visiting London We pro-
ceeded by way Of Dover and Claais to
Brussels, thence TO Cologne, up the
Rhine to Mayencs, thence to Lucerne,
Lakes Como, Msggiore and Lugano.
From Lucerne We proceeded through,
under and over the Alpe, to Milan,
thence TO Venice, florence, Rome,
Naples and Pompeii. Back to Rome,
then TO Genos, Piss, Turin, Dion and
Paris. Thence TO Bordeaux and Lour.
des at the foot Of the Pyrinees,
back to Paris and London In time for
the jubilee, returning home via Liver
pool"
"What length Of time did all this re-
quire2" =,
"Pa cisely two months in Europe.'
"What did you see in any OF the
nations you visited that impressed you
most ?"
"The feature that attracted me most
was the remarkable state Of cultiva
ton of lands In the countries We trav'
ersed, every field having more tie sp
pesrance OF gsrden than iarm
The cultivation appears to bt
done entirely by hand. l did moi
see a pillow, a mule, horse or any
work cattle in any field. Tn,
hoe, spade, rake and trowel seemed u
be all the implements employed. An
other notable feature 10 the vast mum
Der OF women engaged in field work
Crops everywhere looked beautiful
Aside from these features, the splen
did roads everywhere, no difference
where You 20, equal In most cases Il
our beat paved streets, and, OF course
the imposing church and public build
ings TO be seen In every CITY,"
"Hhat do you think oil the differ
ences between Germany and France
Will there be war y
"The situation In Germany, through
which We first passed, was decidedly
warlike; at least one man In ever,
three wearing the uniform OF soldie
or official. Very little is said In re
gard TO France or any ether country
but preparations for war are eviden
ON every hand. The Notifications o
Germany that We saw, especially thos
along the Rhine and at the frontie
towns, seem to be impregnable. Tn
s,ldiery are men who bear the impres
of the soldier, aud in their maneuverl
eyolutions, etc, show unmistakabl
training. In France, We saw the sam
character OF military preparation an,
parade on all hands, coupled with
spirit OF antagonism TO Germany an,
everything German, and that ever
where outspoken. During our etc
In Paris eeysral emeutes occurred IA
which Gtrmans we're rather roughl
handled, and II was expected at tha
time that notice would be taken {
these distu rbances by the Germa
government. One OF these was
demonstration against the Germai
Embassy. Since then notice that
concerted effort 10 being made to e,
pei all Germans from France. Cor
sidering, therefore, the state OF feelin
In France, aud warlike preparations i
both countries, we need not be 81,
prised any morning 10 find the Al
PEAL kilograms announcing the open
ing Of hostilities, or that such sre In
eyitable."
az war comes how do you think
will endT -
an q repetition Of 1870, aud instea
Of France losing Alsace- Lorraine, sh
will lose a. much more territory q
, the other powers will submit TO. N
opinion Ia based upon what now ~
pears to be the superiority Of the Gei
man army and ,quipmens, 10 "a
nothing Of the fact that Germany
united and under q strong government